| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Michael Mericle (fresh) SG - John Gaunt (fresh) SF - Edward Bonnell (fresh) PF - Lawrence Rentschler (fresh) C - Ronald Sieg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Brandon Callaghan (fresh) SG - Raymond Brigance (fresh) SF - Michael Jones (fresh) PF - Aubrey Jones (fresh) C - Mark Shumway (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Hartford | Mark Shumway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan slams it home on a nice dish by Mark Shumway | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | UMBC | John Gaunt hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Mericle - foul #1 on Michael Mericle, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | UMBC | John Gaunt grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg is hacked by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | UMBC | John Gaunt makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Mericle | 6-3 |
| 18:11 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance's pass is intercepted by Ronald Sieg | 6-3 |
| 17:58 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-3 |
| 17:57 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Mark Shumway | 6-3 |
| 17:42 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brandon Callaghan | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | UMBC | John Gaunt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Stephen Christopher (SF) Michael Jones | |
| 17:28 | UMBC | John Gaunt misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:28 | UMBC | John Gaunt makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Hartford | Mark Shumway misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Rentschler - foul #1 on Lawrence Rentschler, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:09 | Hartford | Mark Shumway makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:09 | Hartford | Mark Shumway makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | John Gaunt can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 16:54 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Rentschler | 7-7 |
| 16:45 | UMBC | Lawrence Rentschler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 16:43 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Rentschler - foul #2 on Lawrence Rentschler, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury (PF) Lawrence Rentschler | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alan Divito (PG), Ivan Bayles (SG) Brandon Callaghan, Raymond Brigance | |
| 16:33 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:33 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:06 | UMBC | Ivan Bayles steals it from John Gaunt | 7-8 |
| 15:39 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alan Divito | 7-11 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Michael Mericle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gaunt (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Bonnell (fairly fresh) PF - Greg Lounsbury (fresh) C - Ronald Sieg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Alan Divito (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Bayles (fresh) SF - Stephen Christopher (fresh) PF - Aubrey Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mark Shumway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:22 | UMBC | John Gaunt buries a jumper from the right block and the foul's on Ivan Bayles - foul #1 on Ivan Bayles, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | Paul Hall (PG), Thomas James (SF) Michael Mericle, Edward Bonnell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan (PG), Edmund Brown (PF), Johnny Luis (C) Alan Divito, Aubrey Jones, Mark Shumway | |
| 15:22 | UMBC | John Gaunt makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:11 | Hartford | Johnny Luis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 15:09 | UMBC | John Gaunt snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 14:43 | Hartford | The refs have stopped play. Stephen Christopher is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 10-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Powell (SG), Leo McGehee (C) John Gaunt, Ronald Sieg | |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Brigance (SG), Martin Moore (SF) Ivan Bayles, Stephen Christopher | |
| 14:40 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Martin Moore - foul #1 on Martin Moore, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| 14:40 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:40 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Hartford | Paul Hall steals the ball from Raymond Brigance | 12-11 |
| 14:23 | UMBC | Paul Hall lays it up and in | 14-11 |
| 14:10 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Powell - foul #1 on James Powell, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Mericle (PG) James Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Aubrey Jones (PF) Martin Moore | |
| 14:10 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:10 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:52 | UMBC | Leo McGehee banks in the layup set up by Paul Hall and he's hacked by Raymond Brigance - foul #1 on Raymond Brigance, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Shumway (C) Edmund Brown | |
| 13:52 | UMBC | Leo McGehee makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:34 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Aubrey Jones | 17-15 |
| 13:13 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-15 |
| 12:55 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance is hacked by Thomas James - foul #1 on Thomas James, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Gaunt (SG), Edward Bonnell (SF), Ronald Sieg (C) Paul Hall, Greg Lounsbury, Leo McGehee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ivan Bayles (PG) Brandon Callaghan | |
| 12:29 | Hartford | Johnny Luis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-15 |
| 12:28 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones can't tip it in | 19-15 |
| 12:26 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 12:07 | UMBC | John Gaunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-15 |
| 12:06 | UMBC | Thomas James hits the follow up shot | 21-15 |
| 11:55 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-15 |
| Subs | UMBC | Paul Hall (PG), Leo McGehee (PF) Michael Mericle, Thomas James | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alan Divito (PG), Martin Moore (SF) Raymond Brigance, Johnny Luis | |
| 11:45 | UMBC | Martin Moore swats the short shot by Ronald Sieg | 21-15 |
| 11:43 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 11:39 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Divito | 21-18 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Paul Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gaunt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Bonnell (fresh) PF - Leo McGehee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Sieg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Alan Divito (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ivan Bayles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Moore (fresh) PF - Aubrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Martin Moore - foul #2 on Martin Moore, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan (PG), Johnny Luis (SF), Edmund Brown (C) Alan Divito, Martin Moore, Mark Shumway | |
| 11:26 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 11:26 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 11:12 | Hartford | Johnny Luis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Johnny Luis, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury (PF) Leo McGehee | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 11:05 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury misses the jumper from the right side | 23-18 |
| 11:04 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg gets the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 10:56 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury is whistled for traveling | 23-18 |
| 10:31 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones clanks a floater from close range | 23-18 |
| 10:30 | UMBC | John Gaunt snags the defensive board | 23-18 |
| 10:17 | UMBC | John Gaunt makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 09:58 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Lounsbury | 25-18 |
| 09:56 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 09:52 | UMBC | Paul Hall loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Mericle (PG), Leo McGehee (C) Edward Bonnell, Ronald Sieg | |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Brigance (SG), Mark Shumway (C) Ivan Bayles, Aubrey Jones | |
| 09:34 | Hartford | Johnny Luis is whistled for a carry | 25-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Powell (SG), Thomas James (PF) John Gaunt, Greg Lounsbury | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alan Divito (PG) Brandon Callaghan | |
| 09:22 | UMBC | Thomas James misses the driving attempt from close range | 25-18 |
| 09:20 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 09:15 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Powell - foul #2 on James Powell, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | UMBC | Randall Nave (SF) James Powell | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 09:15 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 09:15 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 08:58 | UMBC | The short jumper by Thomas James is denied by Mark Shumway | 25-20 |
| 08:56 | UMBC | Paul Hall tips it back up and in | 27-20 |
| 08:47 | Hartford | Alan Divito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 08:45 | Hartford | Edmund Brown tips it home | 27-22 |
| 08:29 | UMBC | Randall Nave knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Hall | 29-22 |
| 08:11 | Hartford | Alan Divito can't finish the layup | 29-22 |
| 08:10 | Hartford | Edmund Brown snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 07:48 | Hartford | Alan Divito is whistled for a carry | 29-22 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Gaunt (SG), Edward Bonnell (SF), Greg Lounsbury (PF), Ronald Sieg (C) Paul Hall, Randall Nave, Thomas James, Leo McGehee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan (PG), Ivan Bayles (SG), Aubrey Jones (PF) Alan Divito, Raymond Brigance, Edmund Brown | |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg drills a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Mark Shumway - foul #1 on Mark Shumway, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| 07:38 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Michael Mericle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Gaunt (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Edward Bonnell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Lounsbury (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Sieg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Brandon Callaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Bayles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Luis (tiring) PF - Aubrey Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shumway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 07:01 | UMBC | Aubrey Jones steals the ball from John Gaunt | 32-25 |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones comes up short on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Greg Lounsbury - foul #1 on Greg Lounsbury, team foul #7 | 32-25 |
| Subs | UMBC | Paul Hall (PG) Michael Mericle | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Johnny Luis pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 06:43 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan misses the lay-in | 32-26 |
| 06:42 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 06:24 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones clanks a floater from the left side | 32-26 |
| 06:23 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Greg Lounsbury | 32-26 |
| 06:05 | UMBC | Mark Shumway takes the ball from Edward Bonnell | 32-26 |
| 05:40 | Hartford | Johnny Luis misses the floater from the left block | 32-26 |
| 05:39 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Paul Hall | 32-26 |
| 05:34 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Hall | 34-26 |
| 05:30 | Hartford | Aubrey Jones hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Brandon Callaghan | 34-28 |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Aubrey Jones - foul #1 on Aubrey Jones, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Mericle (PG) Edward Bonnell | |
| Subs | Hartford | Raymond Brigance (SG), Edmund Brown (C) Ivan Bayles, Mark Shumway | |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 05:16 | UMBC | Greg Lounsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 04:56 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Thomas James (PF), Leo McGehee (C) Greg Lounsbury, Ronald Sieg | |
| Subs | Hartford | Alan Divito (PG) Brandon Callaghan | |
| 04:36 | UMBC | Michael Mericle misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aubrey Jones - foul #2 on Aubrey Jones, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | Randall Nave (SF) John Gaunt | |
| Subs | Hartford | Ivan Bayles (PG), Mark Shumway (C) Alan Divito, Aubrey Jones | |
| 04:36 | UMBC | Michael Mericle misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 04:36 | UMBC | Michael Mericle makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:14 | Hartford | Michael Mericle is called for the reach on Johnny Luis - foul #2 on Michael Mericle, team foul #8 | 36-28 |
| Subs | UMBC | John Gaunt (SG), Edward Bonnell (SF) Michael Mericle, Paul Hall | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 04:14 | Hartford | Johnny Luis misses the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 04:14 | UMBC | Leo McGehee pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 04:01 | UMBC | Leo McGehee's pass is intercepted by Raymond Brigance | 36-28 |
| 03:56 | Hartford | Johnny Luis lays it in set up by Raymond Brigance | 36-30 |
| 03:32 | UMBC | Edmund Brown swats the short shot by Edward Bonnell | 36-30 |
| 03:31 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Mark Shumway | 36-30 |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Randall Nave (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Gaunt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Edward Bonnell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas James (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leo McGehee (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Ivan Bayles (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Brigance (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Luis (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edmund Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shumway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 03:12 | Hartford | Johnny Luis grabs the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 02:57 | Hartford | Raymond Brigance misses the shot from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 02:55 | UMBC | Thomas James gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:39 | UMBC | John Gaunt misses the easy layup | 36-30 |
| 02:38 | Hartford | Edmund Brown grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 02:18 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 02:16 | UMBC | Leo McGehee gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 02:08 | UMBC | John Gaunt makes the fadeaway from the left side | 38-30 |
| 01:48 | Hartford | Johnny Luis clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 01:46 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:39 | UMBC | Leo McGehee's fadeaway is rejected by Edmund Brown | 38-30 |
| 01:38 | Hartford | Mark Shumway pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:21 | Hartford | Ivan Bayles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 01:20 | Hartford | Edmund Brown tips it home | 38-32 |
| 01:08 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Shumway - foul #2 on Mark Shumway, team foul #11 | 38-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | Michael Mericle (PG), Paul Hall (SG), Lawrence Rentschler (PF), Ronald Sieg (C) Randall Nave, John Gaunt, Thomas James, Leo McGehee | |
| Subs | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan (PG), Alan Divito (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Aubrey Jones (PF) Ivan Bayles, Raymond Brigance, Johnny Luis, Edmund Brown | |
| 01:08 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:08 | UMBC | Edward Bonnell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:44 | Hartford | Brandon Callaghan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 00:42 | UMBC | Ronald Sieg grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 00:30 | UMBC | Lawrence Rentschler scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Bonnell | 43-32 |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Mark Shumway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | UMBC | James Powell (SG) Edward Bonnell | |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| 00:00 | UMBC | Paul Hall comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 43-32 |